On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 06:40:31 -0600, you wrote:

> *I think a cup or two of tea in place of a snack may result in skipping the
> snack and lower caloric intake in many people. Or a cup of tea before a meal
> could result in eating less but I don't think tea by itself has an
> appreciable thermogenic effect unless it's a very strong cup of brew.......

I think the explanation usually has to do with the polyphenols, which are
supposed to be a very strong antioxidant.

This would then imply that free radicals were somehow are at least
partially responsible for obesity.   Perhaps they interfere with fat
burning.


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Cheers,

Ken